Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination. The airplanes, ships and trucks used to transport these materials consume significant amounts of fossil fuels, which are tremendously bad for the environment.

Supply Chain Management 239

Supply Chain Management Fast Fashion Apparel Shipping 239

VMS

JUNE 1, 2021

Fast fashion brand H&M (Stockholm), owner of second-hand retailer Sellply, said it will open 20 more locations in Europe, according to Business of Fashion. The first Sellply store was launched in 2014 in Sweden. Every garment bought pre-owned saves resources for our planet.

Fast Fashion 63

Fast Fashion Visual Merchandising Fashion Shipping 63

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. Walmart mandated that its suppliers put it on products by 2022, which has made a big impact on RFID adoption.

Merchant Services 272

Merchant Services Inventory Management Grocer Customer Experience 272

Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. In the 2000s the internet met fast fashion, and a slew of new competitors began to emerge.

Fast Fashion 98

Fast Fashion Fashion Apparel Department Stores 98